HERB FORMULAS

BPH #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 15g Tonifies Qi and Blood Strengthens the Spleen and raises the Yang Qi of the Spleen and Stomach aids circulation of moisture downward from the face Promotes the discharge of pus, generates flesh and expels toxins Generates Body Fluids.
With Dang Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, fatigue, tired extremities and spontaneous sweat.
with Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools.
With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiency with chronic non-healing sores.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 12g Nourishes the Blood and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations and insomnia.
With Shan Yao and Ze Xie, for ascendant Fire due to exhaustion of Kidney Yin.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
With Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao, Mu Dan Pi, Ze Xie and Fu Ling, for Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 9g Tonifies the Spleen, nourishes Stomach Yin, tonifies Lung Qi, nourishes Lung Yin, tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
With Fu Ling and Bai Zhu, for Spleen Deficiency with loose watery stools.
With Dang Shen, for Spleen and Kidney Deficiency with fatigue, weakness, anorexia, and watery stools.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Yao, for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea and night sweats.
Poria Fu Ling 9g Strengthens the Spleen, promotes urination and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 9g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Fu Ling and Zhi Gan Cao, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 9g Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, nourishes the Blood and promotes the generation of Body Fluids.
With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with fatigue, a sensation of fullness in the abdomen, dizziness, lethargy, shortness of breath, anorexia and loose stools or diarrhea.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with anorexia, loose stools and vomiting.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Blood Deficiency with dizziness, weakness and lassitude.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
With Huang Qi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 9g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, stops excessive sweating and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Yao, for urinary frequency (day or night), dizziness, tinnitus and lower back pain due to Kidney Deficiency.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 6g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and drains Kidney Fire.
With Mu Dan Pi, for steaming bone disorder, dizziness, and vertigo.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Deficiency leading to accumulation of Dampness with urinary difficulty, loose stools, diarrhea or Milky Lin.
With Fu Ling, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 6g Clears Deficiency Fire, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, drains pus and reduces swelling.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 6g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
With Dang Shen, Fu Ling and Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and augments Qi.
Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma 6g Raises Yang and lifts sunken Qi.
With Dang Gui, raises the clear Qi, allowing turbidity to descend and moistening the Intestines.
Per. Citri REticulatae Chen Pi 4.5g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Bai Zhu, for anorexia and other symptoms of Damp Obstruction due to Spleen Deficiency.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Strengthens the Spleen
  • Tonifies Qi
  • Enriches Yin
  • Drains Heat

SYNDROMES

  • Qi and Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Urinary frequency, urgency and dribbling which is worse with exertion
  • Forceless urination with a thin stream
  • Fatigue
  • Lassitude
  • Weakness
  • Symptoms worse with fatigue
  • Dizziness
  • Low back and knee weakness and pain
  • Five Sole Heat
  • Insomnia
  • Malar flushing
  • A dry mouth and throat
  • T: Fat, dry and red
  • C: Little or None
  • Thready and rapid or Soft and rapid
  • Note* This pattern includes Damp-Heat consuming Yin and Qi with Blood stagnation

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For marked Blood Stasis: For Phlegm nodulation:
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + more Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 15g Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing + 15g Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
For low back pain: + 15g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi + 15g Sm. Citri Reticulatae Ju He
+ 9g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng + 12g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+ 9g Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong + 9g Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu
For more prominent Qi Stagnation: + 9g Sargassum Hai Zao
+ 15g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For marked Fire Rising: + 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai For a dry mouth:
    + 12g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen